Production of polyalkanoate

ABSTRACT

Genes encoding polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase, β-ketothiolase and acetoacetyl CoA reductase are isolated from the publicly available bacterium  Chromatium vinosum.  Recombinant genomes of plants or other species of bacteria which contain these genes are capable of producing polyalkanoate polymers. The nucleotide sequences of the said three genes have been determined.

[0001] This invention relates to the production of polyhydroxyalkanoate by the culture of microorganisms which produce same.

[0002] Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate is a linear polyester of D(−)-3-hydroxybutyrate. It was first dicovered in Bacillus megaterium in 1925. Polyhydroxy-butyrate accumulates in intracellular granules of a wide variety of bacteria. The granules appear to be membrane bound and can be stained with Sudan Black dye. The polymer is produced under conditions of nutrient limitation and acts as a reserve of carbon and energy. The molecular weight of the polyhydroxybutyrate varies from around 50,000 to greater than 1,000,000, depending on the microorganisms involved, the conditions o f growth, and the method employed for extraction of the polyhydroxybutyrate. Polyhydroxybutyrate is an ideal carbon reserve as it exists in the cell in a highly reduced state, (it is virtually insoluble), and exerts negligible osmotic pressure.

[0003] Polyhydroxybutyrate and related poly-hydroxyalkanoates, such as poly-3-hydroxyvalerate and poly-3-hydroxyoctanoate, are biodegradable thermo-plastics of considerable commercial importance.

[0004] The term “polyhydroxyalkanoate” as used hereinafter includes copolymers of polyhydroxybutyrate with other polyhydroxyalkanoates such as poly-3-hydroxyvalerate.

[0005] Polyhydroxyalkanoate is biodegradable and is broken down rapidly by soil microorganisms. It is thermoplastic (it melts at 180° C.) and can readily be moulded into diverse forms using technology well-established for the other thermoplastics materials such as high-density polyethylene which melts at around the same temperature (190° C.). The material is ideal for the production of biodegradable packaging which will degrade in landfill sites and sewage farms. The polymer is biocompatible, as well as biodegradable, and is well tolerated by the mammalian, including human, body, its degradation product, 3-hydroxybutyrate, is a normal mammalian metabolite. However, polyhydroxyalkanoate degrades only slowly in the body and its medical uses are limited to those applications where long term degradation is required.

[0006] Polyhydroxyalkanoate, produced by the microorganism Alcaligenes eutrophus, is manufactured, as a copolymer with of polyhydroxybutyrate and polhydroxyvalerate, by Imperial Chemical Industries PLC and sold under the Trade Mark BIOPOL. It is normally supplied in the form of pellets for thermoprocessing. However, polyhydroxyalkanoate is more expensive to manufacture by existing methods than, say, polyethylene. It is, therefore, desirable that new, more economic production of polyhydroxyalkanoate be provided.

[0007] An object of the present invention is to provide materials and a method for the efficient production of polyhydroxyalkanoate.

[0008] According to the present invention there is provided gene fragments isolated from the bacterium Chromatium vinosum and encoding PHA, polymerase, acetoacetyl CoA reductase and β-ketothiolase.

[0009] Preferably the C. vinosum is of the strain designated D, available to the public from the Deutsche Sammlung für Mikroorganismen under the Accession Number 180.

[0010] The invention also provides a 16.5 kb EcoRl fragment of C. vinosum DNA, designated PP10, hybridizable to a 5.2 kb SmaI/EcoRl fragment, designated SE52 isolated from Alcaligenes eutrophus and known to contain all three of said genes responsible for expression of PHAs.

[0011] The invention further provides a fragment of the said PP10 fragment, designated SE45, encoding the PHA-synthase and β-ketothiolase genes and a region, designated SB24, encoding the acetoacetyl CoA reductase gene.

[0012] The invention also provides a recombinant genome of a microorganism, preferably a bacterium or a plant, which contains one or more of said fragments designated PP10, SE45 and region SB24.

[0013] Finally, the invention provides a method for the manufacture of PHAS, comprising culturing the microorganism Chromatium vinosum, or a bacterium of a different species having stably incorporated within its genome by transformation one or more PHA synthesising genes from Chromatium vinosum.

[0014] The biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate from the substrate, acetyl-CoA involves three enzyme-catalysed steps.

[0015] The three enzymes involved are β-ketothiolase, acetoactyl-CoA-reductase and polyhydroxybutyrate-synthase, the genes for which have been cloned from Chromatium vinosum. The three genes are known to facilitate production of polyhydroxyalkanoates, the reactions involved being represented as follows:

[0016] The invention will now be described with reference to the accompnaying drawings, of which;

[0017]FIG. 1 is the physical map of the 16.5 kb EcoRl fragment of Chromatium vinosum DNA, designated PP10. The positions of the restriction sites and positions and names of the sub-fragments are shown. PHA-synthase and β-ketothiolase genes are located in fragment SE45 and acetoacetyl CoA reductase in region SB24;

[0018]FIG. 2 is the map of PP10 showing the positions of the β-ketothiolase and acetoacetyl CoA reductase genes and of the PHA-synthase gene open reading frames ORF2 and ORF3.

[0019]FIG. 3 is the complete nucleotide sequence of fragment SE45. The transcriptional start sites and terminators for the β-ketothiolase gene and for ORF3 and ORF 3 are shown. The positions of the “−10” and “−35” sequences are also shown, as are the positions of the putative ribosome binding sites (“s/d”). Translational start and stop (*) codon are also marked and the amino acid sequences of the β-ketothiolase, ORF2 and ORF3 are given.

[0020]FIG. 4 shows the alignment of the amino acid sequences of Chromatium vinosum ORF3 with PHA polymerase of Alcaligenes eutrophus and PHA polymerases 1 and 2 of Pseudomonas oleovorans.

[0021]FIG. 5 shows the complete nucleotide sequence of the DNA encoding PHA synthesis genes from Chromatium vinosum. The positions of PHA polymerase (phbC), acetoacetyl CoA reductase (phbB) and ketothiolase (phbA) genes are shown, and also the positions of ORF2, ORF4, ORF5 and ORF7.

[0022]FIG. 6 shows the alignment of the amino acid sequences of ketothiolases encoded by C. vinsoum (C.v.), A. eutrophus (A.e.), Zoogloea ramigera (Z.r.), Escherichia coli (E.c.), Saccharomyces uvarum (S.u.) and Rattus norvegicus (R.n.)

[0023]FIG. 7 shows the alignment of the amino acid sequences of acetoacetyl CoA reductases encoded by C. vinosum (C.v.), A. eutrophus (A.e.) and Z. ramigera (Z.r.)

[0024]FIG. 8 is a Table (Table 1) showing the heterologous expression in Escherichia coli of DNA fragments from C. vinosum. Activities of PHA biosynthetic enzymes expressed by the different fragments are shown. The levels of PHA accumulated in E. coli transformed with the fragments are also given.

EXAMPLE

[0025] The organism C. vinosum was a gift from Dr J. Imhoff of the University of Bonn, Germany.

1. Isolation of DNA Fragments from C. vinosum Encoding PHA Synthesis Genes

[0026] A 5.2 kb SmaI/EcoRl fragment (SE52), which codes for all three PHA biosynthetic genes has previously been isolated from Alcaligenes eutrophus [Schubert et al., J. Bacteriol. 170 (1988)]. This fragment was used to detect PHA biosynthetic genes of C. vinosum. EcoRl restricted genomic DNA of C. vinosum was blotted on to a nylon membrane and hybridized with biotinylated SE52 DNA. One signal appeared, representing a DNA fragment of 16.5 kb.

[0027] A λL47 gene bank from C. vinosum genomic DNA was prepared and plates with approximately 800 plaques were blotted on to nylon membranes and hybridized with biotinylated SE52 DNA. One positive recombinant phage was isolated, which harboured a 16.5 kb EcoRl fragment, which was designated PP10 (FIG. 1). With PP10 and a 9.4 kb EcoRI/PstI subfragment (EP94) of PP10, the phenotype of the wild type could be restored in PHA-negative mutants of A. eutrophus.

[0028] Expression studies in E. coli (see below) showed that a 4.5 kb SmaI/EcoRI (SE45) subfragment of EP94 encodes for PHA synthase and β-ketothiolase. The nucleotide sequence of this fragment was determined by-the dideoxy-chain termination method of Sanger et al. with alkaline denatured double stranded plasmid DNA. The T7-polymerase sequencing kit of Pharmacia, Uppsala, Sweden, was used with 7-deazaguanosine-5′-triphosphate instead of dGTP. Most of the sequence was determined with a set of unidirectional overlapping deletion clones generated by exonuclease III digestion. For sequencing regions which were not covered by the deletion plasmids synthetic oligonucleotides were used.

[0029] It was not possible to clone the 4.9 kb SmaI/PstI fragment PS49 in a multi-copy vector. Therefore, fragment EP94 (FIG. 1) was treated with Exonuclease Bal31, ligated to Bluescript SK and transferred to E. coli xl-1 Blue. A clone was isolated which harboured Bluescript SK with a 5.5 kb fragment (B55) and which expressed β-ketothiolase and NADH-dependent reductase activity. 3146 base pairs of B55 were part of the SE45 fragment. The other part (approximately 2350 base pairs, SB24) has been sequenced applying the primer hopping strategy. The sequence and the position of the reductase gene on SB24 are known. The results of these studies, including the organisation of the PHA biosynthetic genes in C. vinosum and the sites of the ketothiolase, reductase and PHA synthase genes are shown in FIG. 2. The determination of the full sequence of SB24 is in progress.

2. Sequence Analysis of the C. vinosum PHB Synthetic Genes

[0030] The nucleotide sequence of SE45 is shown in FIG. 3. The fragment size of SE45 is 4506 bp.

2.1 PHB Synthase

[0031] The fragment sequence corresponding to the PHB synthase gene is designated as ORF3. The determination of synthase activity of deleted plasmids containing SE45 (See below) gave evidence that expression of ORF2 is also required for expression of synthase activity.

[0032] ORF2 and ORF3 are transcribed as an operon. The determination of the transcription start site of ORF2 was conducted by S1 nuclease mapping. This site occurs at bp 3059 from the 3′ end of SE45. A putative “−10” site, given as 5′-ACAGAT-3 ′ occurs at bp 3073-3078, and a “−35” site occurs at bp 3092-3099. A putative ribosome binding site occurs at bp 3040-3045. The translation start codon commences at bp 3030. The translation stop codon occurs at bp 1958.

[0033] The putative ribosome binding site of ORF3 occurs at bp 1907-1911. The translation start ATG for ORF3 occurs at bp 1899, and the translation stop codon at bp 833. Putative transcriptional terminator sites occur at hairpin structures at bp 773-786 and 796-823.

[0034] ORF2 encodes a polypeptide of 358 amino acids with a MW of 40525 da. ORF3 encodes a polypeptide of 356 amino acids with a MW of 39739 da. The gene size of ORF3 is approximately 30% smaller as compared with the PHA polymerase genes of A. eutrophus and P. oleovorans. The alignments of the primary structures of C. vinosum PHA polymerase, A. eutrophus PHA polymerase and P. oleovorans PHA polymerases 1 and 2 are shown in FIG. 4. Thus the ORF3 C. vinosum polymerase is shorter than the other polymerase enzymes, lacking the first 172 amino acids from the NH₂ terminus of the A. eutrophus PHA polymerase, and the first 148 amino acids of the Pseudomonas polymerases. The amino acid sequence of ORF3 exhibited an overall homology of 25% to the polymerase of A. eutrophus, with certain discrete regions of conserved sequence.

[0035] The amino acid sequence of ORF2showed no significant homology to other enzymes in the NBRF gene bank.

2.2 β ketothiolase

[0036] The β ketothiolase and acetoacetyl CoA reductase genes are transcribed in opposite direction to ORF2 and ORF3 (FIG. 2). A “−10” site in the identified ketothiolase promoter occurs at bp 3105-3111, and a “−35” site at bp 3082-3086. A putative ribosome binding site occurs at bp 3167-3171. The translation starts signal occurs at bp 3181. The translation stop codon occurs at bp 4361.

[0037] The aligments of the primary structures of β ketothiolases from Chromatium vinosum and other sources are shown in FIG. 5. Considerable homology is apparent betwen the amino acid sequences of ketothiolases from C. vinosum and other bacterial and non-bacterial sources.

2.3 Acetoacetyl CoA Reductase

[0038] The alignments of the primary structures of acetoacetyl CoA reductases from C. vinosum, A. eutrophus and Z. ramigera are shown in FIG. 6. All three reductases are of similar chain length, while considerable homology is apparent between the sequences of reductases from these bacteria.

[0039] The Chromatium vinosum PHA synthetic genes therefore differ from the PHA synthetic genes of A. eutrophus and P. oleovorans in the following respects:

[0040] i) Whereas A. eutrophus PHB polymerase, acetoacetyl CoA reductase and β ketothiolase genes are all transcribed as an operon, in C. vinosum the ketothiolase and reductase genes are transcribed separately from the polymerase, and are transcribed in the opposite direction to the polymerase ORF3 and ORF2 genes.

[0041] ii) In contrast to A. eutrophus, where one gene product is required for polymerase activity, in C. vinosum two gene products, represented by ORF2 and ORF3 are required for expression of polymerase activity.

[0042] iii) The C. vinosum ORF3 polymerase is 172 amino acids shorter, at the amino terminus, than the A. eutrophus polymerase, and 148 amino acids shorter than the P. oleovorans polymerases 1 and 2. The C. vinosum ORF3 shows only 25% homology with the primary sequence of the A. eutrophus polymerase.

[0043] iv) The A. eutrophus acetoacetyl CoA reductase enzyme involved in PHB synthesis is NADPH specific, while the C. vinosum enzyme exhibits a marked preference for NADH.

[0044] Between the structural genes for ketothiolase and acetoacetyl CoA reductase of Chromatium vinosum, two open reading frames (ORF4 and ORF5) appear, and downstream from the reductase gene an ORF7 has been identified (FIG. 5). No additional ORFs were identified in the PHA coding region of A. eutrophus.

3. Expression of C. vinosum PHB Synthetic Genes in Other Bacteria.

[0045] With fragments PP10 and EP94 the ability to synthesise PHB could be restored to PHB negative mutants of A. eutrophus. Recombinant strains of the PHB negative mutant A. eutrophus PHB-4, transformed with these fragments, were able to synthesise polymers containing 3-hydroxybutyrate and 3-hydroxyisovalerate at significant proportions, when supplied with appropriate substrates.

[0046] Studies on expression of C. vinosum DNA fragments in E. coli are presented in Table 1. Thus E. coli transformed with plasmids containing fragments PP10 and EP94 expressed PHB polymerase, acetoacetyl CoA reductase and β ketothiolase activities. They also synthesised PHB up to between 10 and 12% dry weight. E. coli transformed with plasmids containing fragment SE45 expressed PHB polymerase and β ketothiolase, but not acetoacetyl CoA reductase, and were unable to synthesise PHB.

4. Polymer Biochemistry

[0047] The specific optical rotations of methyl 3-hydroxybutyric acid liberated by methanolysis of PHB from C. vinosum (accumulated from acetate), from A. eutrophus PHB-4 pHP1014::PP10 (accumulated from fructose) and E. coli S17-1 pSUP202::PP10 (accumulated from glucose) were all negative. The determined values of the specific optical rotation were similar to those for PHB isolated from A. eutrophus (accumulated from fructose).

1 19 4506 base pairs nucleic acid single linear DNA (genomic) NO Chromatium vinosum 1 GCTTAAGTAG GTCCCGGTGA TAGAGGTTGA CGGCTCAAGC CTGAACTTGA AGCTAAAGGT 60 CTGGGACAGT GTACTTTGGG CTATCAGACG AGTACTCATG CCGCGAAGTG TGCCCTGCCG 120 ACTAGGACTG AGGTAGGCTA GGCGTAGAGC GCGGCCTACA GCTAAACAAC TAGCTTCCTG 180 ACTCGGCCGG ACCTAAGGAC TCACGAGGTA ACTAGGACCT CTTAGGTGTC GGCCCCCGCC 240 CGCTGGCTCG GAAACGCTGA CCGCGGCCGA AGGACTCAGA TGACTGGAAA CGGCCGACGC 300 GGCAGGCCTA AGCGCTACTG CAGTCTCGCC CCGCAAAGAG CGTATAAGCG TAGGGCGGTC 360 AGTCAGTCGT AGGTTCCAAC TACCAACCGG CATTGTGCGC GGGTGGGGCT ACACAGCCCA 420 CAGCGCGCGG GGACAGCCCG ACCGCGCGCG ACCACCTTGT GACCCGGTGC GTAGGCGTAC 480 GGCCGCACGT TACAGGCCGG ACGCCGCTCT GTGCAGGCGG GACCGAGACC CTGACCTTTG 540 TCGTTCCTCC TAAGCCTGCG CGGAAGCACG TCTAGCTTCT CCAGAAAGGC CCACTCCGTC 600 ACGGCTGCGG CTACAAGAAG CTCGTCGAGT AAGCCCAGTC ACCCTAGCCG ACCGCTGTAA 660 AGATGTAGGT CCTAACTTAG TTCGGACCAT ATCCCCGCGC AATTGCACTT CCGGTCGAGG 720 TTCAGGCGAG CTACTCGCTG CTGCGGGCCA CTCAGGGCTC GCAGTAGCAC CTACGGCAAG 780 CTGCCGACTG CTGTCGCTCG GCGGCCTTAA CGAGGCCGCC GAGCCCTTCG CAATAGCGAG 840 CAACTCGGTG AATGGCTACC GGCCGCACTG AAGAAAGACG CGGAACGGCG ACTGTATCTA 900 CGGCTACACT GGCGGCCCCT TCCGGTCGAG CCACATCAGG CCCGACGACC AGTCAGGGAA 960 CTCGCGGGAT CTCCGTAGGC CGCCGTGGTC CACTAGGACC TCGCGCTTCT ACAACTCGTG 1020 GCCCGTCCAC TACAGGAAGT CCAGGTGAAG GACAGGCGGG TCGTGGTGCG GCGGTAACTC 1080 CTTCGGCAAC AAGACCATCT TCAGGAACTA CTTGACTGCC TTCCAGAGCG GCCGGACTAG 1140 GCCCGACAGC TTCTAGGTAA AGAGGTACGC GTCCTTCAAG AACTGGAACA GGCCCAGCAG 1200 CTCGTCTAGT TGGTACAACT GCATGAAGAC TGGGCAGTCC GACTTTCCGA ACTCGCTGTC 1260 CTTCCAGGTC AAGTCGTCGA GTGGCCCCTA CAACGGGTAC CACAGCTGGC GGTCTAGCTA 1320 CAGCTGCAAG ACGTGGGTCC GGCTCTCGTC CAACAGGCCC CAGAACTTCA GCTGGCCGCA 1380 CTGGTACCAG TGCTCCAACG CGTGGAACAG GCCCACGTCG CGCGACATGT AGTCCGACTT 1440 CCGCGGCGGG ACTGTCTATG GCTCGTCTAA CTGGAACAGC TGCGGCACCC GAAGCGCGTC 1500 TATCAGGTGC GTCGCCAGCT ACATCGGCAA CTACATCAGC AGCTCGCACT CGCGCGCCAG 1560 CGGGACTAGG CCTATCGGGG TCAGCTAGTC CATCTGCAGG ACCGGCCACC GGTCGTCAGG 1620 GAACTACCAC CTCGCCAGAA GGACCTACAG CCAGTACATC CCGGCCAACT GGTCCCGCAT 1680 CTGCTAGTCC TCGCCGTGCC CGACCCGAAG CCCGCGCGGG AGCCCAGCCA GTATCGCTAT 1740 CTCCTGGTCG AACAGGAGCG ACATCTGCCG GACGAACCCC GACTGCGGCC ACAGCTACCG 1800 GAGCCGCAAC TCGTCTAAGA GGTACGGGAC TGGGTCGAAC GCCGACATCA GCTCGTAGAG 1860 GACCCACTCA AACAGGCCGG CCTACAGCTA CCCCTTGTAC TAGCGACAGG AGACTAAGAC 1920 AGACCACTCG GACGACAAGC TAGTCGGCGA ACTGCGAGTT AGCCGGCCTA ACCAGAACCA 1980 CCACGCGGCC GCACGGCCTC GGAACCGCCG GCCCCGCCCG CTGGACTCGC GTCACCGTCC 2040 GAACCACCGG CCGAGGAGTG GCCGGTCCCG ACGCTGCGCT GCAAGGTCTA GCGCGTCCGA 2100 CACTGCGTCC CGGAACAAGA GCGCTGCCCA GAGGACCTCG GCCAGGACCT CCCACGCGTC 2160 GAGCGACGCC CAGCCGTACA AGTTACGCGG GTCCAAGAGC AGCTGGTCCT AGCTGTACGC 2220 GAAGAACTCG CGGTAGACTC GCAACTGGTC GGCCGGCACC TACGCCCGCA TAAGGCCACA 2280 CCGCTGGAGC AGCCGTATCC GCGGAAGCGT CGTCCGCTGG GTCAACAGCA TCTCGCGCGC 2340 GCGGCTCAGC TACCAAAACG GCGACAGCTA CTGTGGGACC TACATCCTCG GGTACACGAG 2400 CTGGCTGAAG TACGGCTCGA ACCACATCTG CAACCACATA AGGACCTCGC GCCGGACTAT 2460 GAGGTACCGC GACGCGTAGT CGAGGACTAT GACCGAGACG AGGAGCGCCC ACATCGGCTC 2520 TGGCCCGCGG CTCTCCCGAG CTAGTTCTGA CAGGAACTTG ACGAGCACCC CGTACAACGC 2580 GTCGTACAGC GGGCCGTAGC CGCTGTAGCT CCTGTAGTAC GCGACGGTCA ACAGCTCGCC 2640 GTCGAGGGTC TTGCTGTAGT CCGCGACGTA CCACAACGGC GGCAGCAGCT CGCTCGGCGA 2700 CTTCGCGAAG ACGTACAGAA GCTCGCAGAA CCAGGTCTCG AGGTTCGGCA ACGGCCGCAA 2760 CGGGAGCAGC CGCGCAAACC GCTTCCACAG CCGCTCTGCC TTCTTCAAGA ACGGGACGAG 2820 GTAGTAGAAA AGGTACTTGC TCGCACTGTC TAGGCCCCGC CGCCCGCGGT ACCGAAAGGT 2880 GGTGACTAGC TACCGGCGGA GGGTCCCGCA CAACCGGCTT GACCTCCGCG ACAGGTCTGG 2940 GTACCGGAAC GCCGAGTACA GCCAGGTCAA CAGGGTCATG AACGCAACGT CAAGCTCGGT 3000 TAGCAGTAAC TTCTTTAATC ACAACGAGTA CCTGCATGGG AGGAGCACCG CGCACCACAA 3060 CCCGCTTGCC ATAGTACACC TAAACACGTG ACGTTGTTTC TACGCATCTT AGGTGTCCGG 3120 CGCTGGGGTA TAGCCCCTGC GAGCAGGTAA AGGTTAGTCT TAGGTCTCCT GTAGGTGCGG 3180 TACTCGCTCT TGTAGCAGTA GCAGCTGCGG CCGGCGTCAC GGTAGCCTTG GAAGCCGCCG 3240 TCAGACAGCA GTGAGAGCCG GTGGCTCTAG CCGTGGCGGC ACGAGTTCCC CGACGACCGC 3300 GCATGGCCTG AGCGCGGCCT TGTCTAGCTG CTCCACTAAG AGCCGGTCCA CGACTGGCGG 3360 CCGCACCCGG TCTTGGGGCG GGCAGTCTGG TGCGACGTGC GCCCCGATGG CGTAAGCCAC 3420 GGCCGGTACT GGTAGTTGTT CCAGACGCCG TCGCCAGACT TCCGCCACGT AGACCGCTAC 3480 GTCCGGTAGC GGACGCCCCT ACGGCTGTAG CAGTAGCGGC CGCCAGTCCT CTCGTACTCG 3540 GTCAGGAGCG TGCAGGACGG CGCAAGCGCG CTGCCAGTCG CGTACCCGCT GACCAGCTAC 3600 TTCCTGTGGT ACTAGCAGCT GCCGGAGACC CTACGGAAGT TGTTGATAGT GTACCCGTGG 3660 TGGCGGCTCT TGTAGCGGGT CTTCATGCCG AAATGCGCGC TCGTCGTCCT GCGGAAGCGG 3720 CGGCGGAGCG TCGTCTTCTG GCTCCGGCGC GTCTTCCGAC CGGCGAAGGT CCTGCTCTAG 3780 TAAGGCTAGC TCTAAGGCGT CGCGTTCCCG CTAGGCTTCC ACAAACTACG GCTGCTCAAG 3840 GGCGCAGTGC CGTGGTGCCG GCTCTCAGAC CCGTTCGACG CAGGCCGGAA GAGCTTCCTG 3900 CCGTCGCAGT GCCGCCCATT GCGGAGGCCG TAGTTGCTGC CCCGCCGGTA CCAGCACCAC 3960 TACTTCCTCA GGTTCCGGTT CCTTGACCCA GACTTCGGCT ACCGCGCAGA CCACCGGAAG 4020 CGGTCGCGGC CACAGCTAGG CCGCTAGTAC CCCTGCCCGG GCTAGGGCCG CAGCTGGTTC 4080 ACGGACCTCT TCCGGCCGAC CTGGGGCCGC CTAGACCTAG ACTAGCTCCG GTTGCTTCGG 4140 AAGCGGCGCG TCCGGTACAG CCAGTTGGTC CTGTACCCGA CCCTAGACAG GTTCCAGTTG 4200 CAGTTGCCGC CGCGGTAGCG GTAGCCAGTA GGCTAGCCGC GGAGGCCACG CGCGCACGAG 4260 CACTGGGACG AGATACTCTA CGTCTTCGCG CTGCGGTTCT TCCCAGACCG CTGCGACACG 4320 TAGCCGCCGC CGGTCCCGCA CCGCGACCGC CAGCTCGCCT ACACTCGGCA GCAGGCGGCC 4380 AGACTTAGCG GCCGCCTGGC TCGGAGGACT TAGCGAGGTC CGTGACTTGC GGGACGGCTA 4440 GGGCCTAGCC ACCCCGCAAA CGCGCGAACC CCATCTGAAC GGCTTGCTGG TCGGCTTGGC 4500 GGGCCC 4506 394 amino acids amino acid linear protein Chromatium vinosum 2 Met Ser Glu Asn Ile Val Ile Val Asp Ala Gly Arg Ser Ala Ile Gly 1 5 10 15 Thr Phe Gly Gly Ser Leu Ser Ser Leu Ser Ala Thr Glu Ile Gly Thr 20 25 30 Ala Val Leu Lys Gly Leu Leu Ala Arg Thr Gly Leu Ala Pro Glu Gln 35 40 45 Ile Asp Glu Val Ile Leu Gly Gln Val Leu Thr Ala Gly Val Gly Gln 50 55 60 Asn Pro Ala Arg Gln Thr Thr Leu His Ala Gly Leu Pro His Ser Val 65 70 75 80 Pro Ala Met Thr Ile Asn Lys Val Cys Gly Ser Gly Leu Lys Ala Val 85 90 95 His Leu Ala Met Gln Ala Ile Ala Cys Gly Asp Ala Asp Ile Val Ile 100 105 110 Ala Gly Gly Gln Glu Ser Met Ser Gln Ser Ser His Val Leu Pro Arg 115 120 125 Ser Arg Asp Gly Gln Arg Met Gly Asp Trp Ser Met Lys Asp Thr Met 130 135 140 Ile Val Asp Gly Leu Trp Asp Ala Phe Asn Asn Tyr His Met Gly Thr 145 150 155 160 Thr Ala Glu Asn Ile Ala Gln Lys Tyr Gly Phe Thr Arg Glu Gln Gln 165 170 175 Asp Ala Phe Ala Ala Ala Ser Gln Gln Lys Thr Glu Ala Ala Gln Asp 180 185 190 Ala Gly Arg Phe Gln Asp Glu Ile Ile Pro Ile Glu Ile Pro Gln Arg 195 200 205 Lys Gly Asp Pro Lys Val Phe Asp Ala Asp Glu Phe Pro Arg His Gly 210 215 220 Thr Thr Ala Glu Ser Leu Gly Lys Leu Arg Pro Ala Phe Ser Lys Asp 225 230 235 240 Gly Ser Val Thr Ala Gly Asn Ala Ser Gly Ile Asn Asp Gly Ala Ala 245 250 255 Met Val Val Val Met Lys Glu Ser Lys Ala Lys Glu Leu Gly Leu Lys 260 265 270 Pro Met Ala Arg Leu Val Ala Phe Ala Ser Ala Gly Val Asp Pro Ala 275 280 285 Ile Met Gly Thr Gly Pro Ile Pro Ala Ser Thr Lys Cys Leu Glu Lys 290 295 300 Ala Gly Trp Thr Pro Ala Asp Leu Asp Leu Ile Glu Ala Asn Glu Ala 305 310 315 320 Phe Ala Ala Gln Ala Met Ser Val Asn Gln Asp Met Gly Trp Asp Leu 325 330 335 Ser Lys Val Asn Val Asn Gly Gly Ala Ile Ala Ile Gly His Pro Gly 340 345 350 Ala Ser Gly Ala Arg Val Leu Val Thr Leu Leu Tyr Glu Met Gln Lys 355 360 365 Arg Asp Ala Lys Lys Gly Leu Ala Thr Leu Cys Ile Gly Gly Gly Gln 370 375 380 Gly Val Ala Leu Ala Val Val Glu Arg Met 385 390 357 amino acids amino acid linear protein Chromatium vinosum 3 Met Ser Asn Thr Asn Phe Phe Asn Asp Asp Trp Leu Glu Leu Gln Arg 1 5 10 15 Lys Tyr Trp Asp Asn Trp Thr Asp Met Ser Arg Lys Ala Met Gly Leu 20 25 30 Asp Ser Ala Ser Ser Ser Ala Thr Thr Pro Trp Glu Ala Ala Ile Asp 35 40 45 Gln Trp Trp Lys Ala Met Ala Pro Ala Ala Pro Asp Leu Ser Arg Ser 50 55 60 Phe Met Glu Lys Met Met Glu Gln Gly Lys Asn Phe Phe Arg Leu Ala 65 70 75 80 Asp Thr Phe Ala Lys Arg Ala Asp Glu Gly Asn Ala Gly Asn Gly Leu 85 90 95 Glu Leu Trp Thr Lys Thr Leu Glu Asp Met Gln Lys Arg Phe Ser Gly 100 105 110 Ser Leu Asp Asp Gly Gly Asn Thr Met Gln Arg Leu Met Ser Phe Trp 115 120 125 Glu Leu Pro Leu Asp Asn Trp Gln Arg Met Met Ser Ser Met Ser Pro 130 135 140 Met Pro Gly Asp Met Leu Arg Asn Met Pro His Glu Gln Phe Lys Asp 145 150 155 160 Ser Leu Asp Arg Ala Leu Ser Ala Pro Gly Leu Gly Tyr Thr Arg Glu 165 170 175 Glu Gln Ser Gln Tyr Gln Glu Leu Met Arg Ser Ala Met Glu Tyr Gln 180 185 190 Ala Ala Leu Gln Glu Tyr Thr Asn Val Tyr Thr Lys Leu Gly Met Lys 195 200 205 Ser Val Glu His Met Gly Ser Tyr Ile Gln Gly Val Ile Asp Ser Gly 210 215 220 Lys Thr Ile Asp Ser Ala Arg Ala Leu Tyr Asp Asn Trp Val Ala Cys 225 230 235 240 Cys Glu Gly Ala Tyr Ala Asp Glu Val Ala Thr Pro Glu Tyr Ala Arg 245 250 255 Ile His Gly Arg Leu Val Asn Ala Gln Met Ala Leu Lys Lys Arg Met 260 265 270 Ser Ile Leu Val Asp Glu Asn Leu Gly Ala Leu Asn Met Pro Thr Arg 275 280 285 Ser Glu Leu Pro Thr Leu Gln Asp Arg Leu Gln Glu Thr Arg Arg Glu 290 295 300 Asn Lys Ala Leu Arg His Ser Leu Arg Asp Leu Glu Arg Arg Val Ala 305 310 315 320 Ala Leu Ala Gly Glu Glu Pro Ala Thr Lys Pro Ala Thr Ala Leu Arg 325 330 335 Ser Pro Ala Pro Ala Ala Lys Ala Pro Ala Arg Arg Arg Thr Thr Lys 340 345 350 Thr Asn Pro Ala Asp 355 355 amino acids amino acid linear protein Chromatium vinosum 4 Met Phe Pro Ile Asp Ile Arg Pro Asp Lys Leu Thr Gln Glu Met Leu 1 5 10 15 Asp Tyr Ser Arg Lys Leu Gly Gln Gly Met Glu Asn Leu Leu Asn Ala 20 25 30 Glu Ala Ile Asp Thr Gly Val Ser Pro Lys Gln Ala Val Tyr Ser Glu 35 40 45 Asp Lys Leu Val Leu Tyr Arg Tyr Asp Arg Pro Glu Gly Ala Pro Glu 50 55 60 Ala Gln Pro Val Pro Leu Leu Ile Val Tyr Ala Leu Val Asn Arg Pro 65 70 75 80 Tyr Met Thr Asp Ile Gln Glu Asp Arg Ser Thr Ile Lys Gly Leu Leu 85 90 95 Ala Thr Gly Tyr Asp Val Tyr Leu Ile Asp Trp Gly Tyr Pro Asp Gln 100 105 110 Ala Asp Arg Ala Leu Thr Leu Asp Asp Tyr Ile Asn Gly Tyr Ile Asp 115 120 125 Arg Cys Val Asp Tyr Leu Arg Glu Ala His Gly Val Asp Lys Val Asn 130 135 140 Leu Leu Gly Ile Cys Gln Gly Gly Ala Phe Ser Leu Met Tyr Ser Ala 145 150 155 160 Leu His Pro Asp Lys Val Arg Asn Leu Val Thr Met Val Thr Pro Val 165 170 175 Asp Phe Lys Thr Pro Asp Asn Leu Leu Ser Ala Trp Val Gln Asn Val 180 185 190 Asp Ile Asp Leu Ala Val Asp Thr Met Gly Asn Ile Pro Gly Glu Leu 195 200 205 Leu Asn Trp Thr Phe Leu Ser Leu Lys Pro Phe Ser Leu Thr Gly Gln 210 215 220 Lys Tyr Val Asn Met Val Asp Leu Leu Asp Asp Pro Asp Lys Val Lys 225 230 235 240 Asn Phe Leu Arg Met Glu Lys Trp Ile Phe Asp Ser Pro Asp Gln Ala 245 250 255 Gly Glu Thr Phe Arg Gln Phe Ile Lys Asp Phe Tyr Gln Asn Asn Gly 260 265 270 Phe Leu Asn Gly Gly Val Val Leu Gly Gly Gln Glu Val Asp Leu Lys 275 280 285 Asp Ile Thr Cys Pro Val Leu Asn Ile Phe Ala Leu Gln Asp His Leu 290 295 300 Val Pro Pro Asp Ala Ser Arg Ala Leu Lys Gly Leu Thr Ser Ser Pro 305 310 315 320 Asp Tyr Thr Glu Leu Ala Phe Pro Gly Gly His Ile Gly Ile Tyr Val 325 330 335 Ser Gly Lys Ala Gln Lys Glu Val Thr Pro Ala Ile Gly Lys Trp Leu 340 345 350 Asn Glu Arg 355 356 amino acids amino acid linear protein Alcaligenes eutrophus 5 Glu Ser Gly Gly Glu Ser Leu Arg Ala Gly Val Arg Asn Met Met Glu 1 5 10 15 Asp Leu Thr Arg Gly Lys Ile Ser Gln Thr Asp Glu Ser Ala Phe Glu 20 25 30 Val Gly Arg Asn Val Ala Val Thr Glu Gly Ala Val Val Phe Glu Asn 35 40 45 Glu Tyr Phe Gln Leu Leu Gln Tyr Lys Pro Leu Thr Asp Lys Val His 50 55 60 Ala Arg Pro Leu Leu Met Val Pro Pro Cys Ile Asn Lys Tyr Tyr Ile 65 70 75 80 Leu Asp Leu Gln Pro Glu Ser Ser Leu Val Arg His Val Val Glu Gln 85 90 95 Gly His Thr Val Phe Leu Val Ser Trp Arg Asn Pro Asp Ala Ser Met 100 105 110 Ala Gly Ser Thr Trp Asp Asp Tyr Ile Glu His Ala Ala Ile Arg Ala 115 120 125 Ile Glu Val Ala Arg Asp Ile Ser Gly Gln Asp Lys Ile Asn Val Leu 130 135 140 Gly Phe Cys Val Gly Gly Thr Ile Val Ser Thr Ala Leu Ala Val Leu 145 150 155 160 Ala Ala Arg Gly Glu His Pro Ala Ala Ser Val Thr Leu Leu Thr Thr 165 170 175 Leu Leu Asp Phe Ala Asp Thr Gly Ile Leu Asp Val Phe Val Asp Glu 180 185 190 Gly His Val Gln Leu Arg Glu Ala Thr Leu Gly Gly Gly Ala Gly Ala 195 200 205 Pro Cys Ala Leu Leu Arg Gly Leu Glu Leu Ala Asn Thr Phe Ser Phe 210 215 220 Leu Arg Pro Asn Asp Leu Val Trp Asn Tyr Val Val Asp Asn Tyr Leu 225 230 235 240 Lys Gly Asn Thr Pro Val Pro Phe Asp Leu Leu Phe Trp Asn Gly Asp 245 250 255 Ala Thr Asn Leu Pro Gly Pro Trp Tyr Cys Trp Tyr Leu Arg His Thr 260 265 270 Tyr Leu Gln Asn Glu Leu Lys Val Pro Gly Lys Leu Thr Val Cys Gly 275 280 285 Val Pro Val Asp Leu Ala Ser Ile Asp Val Pro Thr Tyr Ile Tyr Gly 290 295 300 Ser Arg Glu Asp His Ile Val Pro Trp Thr Ala Ala Tyr Ala Ser Thr 305 310 315 320 Ala Leu Leu Ala Asn Lys Leu Arg Phe Val Leu Gly Ala Ser Gly His 325 330 335 Ile Ala Gly Val Ile Asn Pro Pro Ala Lys Asn Lys Arg Ser His Trp 340 345 350 Thr Asn Asp Ala 355 351 amino acids amino acid linear protein Pseudomonas oleovorans 6 Glu Thr Gly Gly Lys Ser Leu Leu Asp Gly Leu Ser Asn Leu Ala Lys 1 5 10 15 Asp Leu Val Asn Asn Gly Gly Met Pro Ser Gln Val Asn Met Asp Ala 20 25 30 Phe Glu Val Gly Lys Asn Leu Gly Thr Ser Glu Gly Ala Val Val Tyr 35 40 45 Arg Asn Asp Val Leu Glu Leu Ile Gln Tyr Lys Pro Ile Thr Glu Gln 50 55 60 Val His Ala Arg Pro Leu Leu Ile Val Pro Pro Gln Ile Asn Lys Phe 65 70 75 80 Tyr Val Phe Asp Leu Ser Pro Glu Lys Ser Leu Ala Arg Tyr Cys Leu 85 90 95 Arg Ser Gln Gln Gln Thr Phe Ile Thr Ser Trp Arg Asn Pro Thr Lys 100 105 110 Ala Gln Arg Glu Trp Gly Leu Ser Thr Tyr Ile Asp Ala Leu Lys Glu 115 120 125 Ala Val Asp Ala Val Leu Ala Ile Thr Gly Ser Lys Asp Leu Asn Met 130 135 140 Leu Gly Ala Cys Ser Gly Gly Ile Thr Cys Thr Ala Leu Val Gly His 145 150 155 160 Tyr Ala Ala Leu Gly Glu Asn Lys Val Asn Ala Leu Thr Leu Leu Val 165 170 175 Ser Val Leu Asp Thr Thr Met Asp Asn Gln Val Ala Leu Phe Val Asp 180 185 190 Glu Gln Thr Leu Glu Ala Ala Lys Arg His Ser Tyr Gln Ala Gly Val 195 200 205 Leu Glu Gly Ser Glu Met Ala Lys Val Phe Ala Trp Met Arg Pro Asn 210 215 220 Asp Leu Ile Trp Asn Tyr Trp Val Asn Asn Tyr Leu Leu Gly Asn Glu 225 230 235 240 Pro Pro Val Phe Asp Ile Leu Phe Trp Asn Asn Asp Thr Thr Arg Leu 245 250 255 Pro Ala Ala Phe His Gly Asp Leu Ile Glu Met Phe Lys Ser Asn Pro 260 265 270 Leu Thr Arg Pro Asp Ala Leu Glu Val Cys Gly Thr Pro Ile Asp Leu 275 280 285 Lys Gln Val Lys Cys Asp Ile Tyr Ser Leu Ala Gly Thr Asn Asp His 290 295 300 Ile Thr Pro Trp Gln Ser Cys Tyr Arg Ser Ala His Leu Phe Gly Gly 305 310 315 320 Lys Ile Glu Phe Val Leu Ser Asn Ser Gly His Ile Gln Ser Ile Leu 325 330 335 Asn Pro Pro Gly Asn Pro Lys Ala Arg Phe Met Thr Gly Ala Asp 340 345 350 352 amino acids amino acid linear protein Pseudomonas oleovorans 7 Asn Ser Gly Gly Gln Ser Leu Val Phe Gly Val Ala His Leu Leu Asp 1 5 10 15 Asp Leu Arg His Asn Asp Gly Leu Pro Arg Gln Val Asp Glu Arg Ala 20 25 30 Phe Glu Val Gly Gly Asn Leu Ala Ala Thr Ala Gly Ala Val Val Phe 35 40 45 Arg Asn Glu Leu Leu Glu Leu Ile Gln Tyr Lys Arg Met Ser Glu Lys 50 55 60 Gln His Ala Arg Pro Leu Leu Val Val Pro Pro Gln Ile Asn Lys Phe 65 70 75 80 Tyr Ile Phe Asp Leu Ser Ser Thr Asn Ser Phe Val Gln Tyr Met Leu 85 90 95 Lys Asn Gly Leu Gln Val Phe Met Val Ser Trp Arg Asn Pro Asp Pro 100 105 110 Arg His Arg Glu Trp Gly Leu Ser Ser Tyr Val Gln Ala Leu Glu Glu 115 120 125 Ala Leu Asn Ala Cys Arg Ser Ile Ser Gly Asn Arg Asp Pro Asn Leu 130 135 140 Met Gly Ala Cys Ala Gly Gly Leu Thr Met Ala Ala Leu Gln Gly His 145 150 155 160 Leu Gln Ala Lys His Gln Leu Arg Arg Val Arg Ser Ala Thr Tyr Leu 165 170 175 Val Ser Leu Leu Asp Ser Lys Phe Glu Ser Pro Ala Ser Leu Phe Ala 180 185 190 Asp Glu Gln Thr Ile Glu Ala Ala Lys Arg Arg Ser Tyr Gln Arg Gly 195 200 205 Val Leu Asp Gly Ala Glu Val Ala Arg Ile Phe Ala Trp Met Arg Pro 210 215 220 Asn Asp Leu Ile Trp Asn Tyr Trp Val Asn Asn Tyr Leu Leu Gly Lys 225 230 235 240 Thr Pro Pro Ala Phe Asp Ile Leu Tyr Trp Asn Ala Asp Ser Thr Arg 245 250 255 Leu Pro Ala Ala Leu His Gly Asp Leu Leu Asp Phe Phe Lys Leu Asn 260 265 270 Pro Leu Thr His Pro Ala Gly Leu Glu Val Cys Gly Thr Pro Ile Asp 275 280 285 Leu Gln Lys Val Glu Leu Asp Ser Phe Thr Val Ala Gly Ser Asn Asp 290 295 300 His Ile Thr Pro Trp Asp Ala Val Tyr Arg Ser Ala Leu Leu Leu Gly 305 310 315 320 Gly Asp Arg Arg Phe Val Leu Ala Asn Ser Gly His Ile Gln Ser Ile 325 330 335 Ile Asn Pro Pro Gly Asn Pro Lys Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Ala Asn Pro Lys 340 345 350 6977 base pairs nucleic acid single linear DNA (genomic) Chromatium vinosum 8 GCTTAAGTAG GTCCCGGTGA TAGAGGTTGA CGGCTCAAGC CTGAACTTGA AGCTAAAGGT 60 CTGGGACAGT GTACTTTGGG CTATCAGACG AGTACTCATG CCGCGAAGTG TGCCCTGCCG 120 ACTAGGACTG AGGTAGGCTA GGCGTAGAGC GCGGCCTACA GCTAAACAAC TAGCTTCCTG 180 ACTCGGCCGG ACCTAAGGAC TCACGAGGTA ACTAGGACCT CTTAGGTGTC GGCCCCCGCC 240 CGCTGGCTCG GAAACGCTGA CCGCGGCCGA AGGACTCAGA TGACTGGAAA CGGCCGACGC 300 GGCAGGCCTA AGCGCTACTG CAGTCTCGCC CCGCAAAGAC CGTATAAGCG TAGGGCGGTC 360 AGTCAGTCGT AGGTTCCAAC TACCAACCGG CATTGTGCGC GGGTGGGGCT ACACAGCCCA 420 CAGCGCGCGG GGACAGCCCG ACCGCGCGCG ACCACCTTGT GACCCGGTGC GTAGGCGTAC 480 GGCCGCACGT TACAGGCCGG ACGCCGCTCT GTGCAGGCGG GACCGAGACC CTGACCTTTG 540 TCGTTCCTCC TAAGCCTGCG CGGAAGCACG TCTAGCTTCT CCAGAAAGGC CCACTCCGTC 600 ACGGCTGCGG CTACAAGAAG CTCGTCGAGT AAGCCCAGTC ACCCTAGCCG ACCGCTGTAA 660 AGATGTAGGT CCTAACTTAG TTCGGACCAT ATCCCCGCGG AATTGCACTT CCGGTCGAGG 720 TTCAGGCGAG CTACTCGCTG CTGCGGGCCA CTCAGGGCTC GCAGTAGCAC CTACGGCAAG 780 CTGCCGACTG CTGTCGCTCG GCGGCCTTAA CGAGGCCGCC GAGCCCTTCG CAATAGCGAG 840 CAACTCGGTG AATGGCTACC GGCCGCACTG AAGAAAGACG CGGAACGGCG ACTGTATCTA 900 CGGCTACACT GGCGGCCCCT TCCGGTCGAG CCACATCAGG CCCGACGACC AGTCAGGGAA 960 CTCGCGGGAT CTCCGTAGGC CGCCGTGGTC CACTAGGACC TCGCGCTTCT ACAACTCGTG 1020 GCCCGTCCAC TACAGGAAGT CCAGGTGAAG GACAGGCGGG TCGTGGTGCG GCGGTAACTC 1080 CTTCGGCAAC AAGACCATCT TCAGGAACTA CTTGACTGCC TTCCAGAGCG GCCGGACTAG 1140 GCCCGACAGC TTCTAGGTAA AGAGGTACGC GTCCTTCAAG AACTGGAACA GGCCCAGCAG 1200 CTCGTCTAGT TGGTACAACT GCATGAAGAC TGGGCAGTCC GACTTTCCGA ACTCGCTGTC 1260 CTTCCAGGTC AAGTCGTCGA GTGGCCCCTA CAACGGGTAC CACAGCTGGC GGTCTAGCTA 1320 CAGCTGCAAG ACGTGGGTCC GGCTCTCGTC CAACAGGCCC CAGAACTTCA GCTGGCCGCA 1380 CTGGTACCAG TGCTCCAACG CGTGGAACAG GCCCACGTCG CGCGACATGT AGTCCGACTT 1440 CCGCGGCGGG ACTGTCTATG GCTCGTCTAA CTGGAACAGC TGCGGCACCC GAAGCGCGTC 1500 TATCAGGTGC GTCGCCAGCT ACATCGGCAA CTACATCAGC AGCTCGCACT CGCGCGCCAG 1560 CGGGACTAGG CCTATCGGGG TCAGCTAGTC CATCTGCAGG ACCGGCCACC GGTCGTCAGG 1620 GAACTACCAC CTCGCCAGAA GGACCTACAG CCAGTACATC CCGGCCAACT GGTCCCGCAT 1680 CTGCTAGTCC TCGCCGTGCC CGACCCGAAG CCCGCGCGGG AGCCCAGCCA GTATCGCTAT 1740 CTCCTGGTCG AACAGGAGCG ACATCTGCCG GACGAACCCC GACTGCGGCC ACAGCTACCG 1800 GAGCCGCAAC TCGTCTAAGA GGTACGGGAC TGGGTCGAAC GCCGACATCA GCTCGTAGAG 1860 GACCCACTCA AACAGGCCGG CCTACAGCTA CCCCTTGTAC TAGCGACAGG AGACTAAGAC 1920 AGACCACTCG GACGACAAGC TAGTCGGCGA ACTGCGAGTT AGCCGGCCTA ACCAGAACCA 1980 CCACGCGGCC GCACGGCCTC GGAACCGCCG GCCCCGCCCG CTGGACTCGC GTCACCGTCC 2040 GAACCACCGG CCGAGGAGTG GCCGGTCCCG ACGCTGCGCT GCAAGGTCTA GCGCGTCCGA 2100 CACTGCGTCC CGGAACAAGA GCGCTGCCCA GAGGACCTCG GCCAGGACCT CCCACGCGTC 2160 GAGCGACGCC CAGCCGTACA AGTTACGCGG GTCCAAGAGC AGCTGGTCCT AGCTGTACGC 2220 GAAGAACTCG CGGTAGACTC GCAACTGGTC GGCCGGCACC TACGCCCGCA TAAGGCCACA 2280 CCGCTGGAGC AGCCGTATCC GCGGAAGCGT CGTCCGCTGG GTCAACAGCA TCTCGCGCGC 2340 GCGGCTCAGC TACCAAAACG GCGACAGCTA CTGTGGGACC TACATCCTCG GGTACACGAG 2400 CTGGCTGAAG TACGGCTCGA ACCACATCTG CAACCACATA AGGACCTCGC GCCGGACTAT 2460 GAGGTACCGC GACGCGTAGT CGAGGACTAT GACCGAGACG AGGAGCGCCC ACATCGGCTC 2520 TGGCCCGCGG CTCTCCCGAG CTAGTTCTGA CAGGAACTTG ACGAGCACCC CGTACAACGC 2580 GTCGTACAGC GGGCCGTAGC CGCTGTAGCT CCTGTAGTAC GCGACGGTCA ACAGCTCGCC 2640 GTCGAGGGTC TTGCTGTAGT CCGCGACGTA CCACAACGGC GGCAGCAGCT CGCTCGGCGA 2700 CTTCGCGAAG ACGTACAGAA GCTCGCAGAA CCAGGTCTCG AGGTTCGGCA ACGGCCGCAA 2760 CGGGAGCAGC CGCGCAAACC GCTTCCACAG CCGCTCTGCC TTCTTCAAGA ACGGGACGAG 2820 GTAGTAGAAA AGGTACTTGC TCGCACTGTC TAGGCCCCGC CGCCCGCGGT ACCGAAAGGT 2880 GGTGACTAGC TACCGGCGGA GGGTCCCGCA CAACCGGCTT GACCTCCGCG ACAGGTCTGG 2940 GTACCGGAAC GCCGAGTACA GCCAGGTCAA CAGGGTCATG AACGCAACGT CAAGCTCGGT 3000 TAGCAGTAAC TTCTTTAATC ACAACGAGTA CCTGCATGGG AGGAGCACCG CGCACCACAA 3060 CCCGCTTGCC ATAGTACACC TAAACACGTG ACGTTGTTTC TACGCTTCTT AGGTGTCCGG 3120 CGCTGGGGTA TAGCCCCTGC GAGCAGGTAA AGGTTAGTCT TAGGTCTCCT GTAGGTGCGG 3180 TACTCGCTCT TGTAGCAGTA CGTCGACGCC GGCCGCAGTG CCATCGGAAC CTTCGGCGGC 3240 AGTCTGTCGT CACTCTCGGC CACCGAGATC GGCACCGCCG TGCTCAAGGG GCTGCTGGCG 3300 CGTACCGGAC TCGCGCCGGA ACAGATCGAC GAGGTGATTC TCGGCCAGGT GCTGACCGCC 3360 GGCGTGGGCC AGAACCCCGC CCGTCAGACC ACGCTGCACG CGGGGCTACC GCATTCGGTG 3420 CCGGCCATGA CCATCAACAA GGTCTGCGGC AGCGGTCTGA AGGCGGTGCA TCTGGCGATG 3480 CAGGCCATCG CCTGCGGGGA TGCCGACATC GTCATCGCCG GCGGTCAGGA GAGCATGAGC 3540 CAGTCCTCGC ACGTCCTGCC GCGTTCGCGC GACGGTCAGC GCATGGGCGA CTGGTCGATG 3600 AAGGACACCA TGATCGTCGA CGGCCTCTGG GATGCCTTCA ACAACTATCA CATGGGCACC 3660 ACCGCCGAGA ACATCGCCCA GAAGTACGGC TTTACGCGCG AGCAGCAGGA CGCCTTCGCC 3720 GCCGCCTCGC AGCAGAAGAC CGAGGCCGCG CAGAAGGCTG GCCGCTTCCA GGACGAGATC 3780 ATTCCGATCG AGATTCCGCA GCGCAAGGGC GATCCGAAGG TGTTTGATGC CGACGAGTTC 3840 CCGCGTCACG GCACCACGGC CGAGAGTCTG GGCAAGCTGC GTCCGGCCTT CTCGAAGGAC 3900 GGCAGCGTCA CGGCGGGTAA CGCCTCCGGC ATCAACGACG GGGCGGCCAT GGTCGTGGTG 3960 ATGAAGGAGT CCAAGGCCAA GGAACTGGGT CTGAAGCCGA TGGCGCGTCT GGTGGCCTTC 4020 GCCAGCGCCG GTGTCGATCC GGCGATCATG GGGACGGGCC CGATCCCGGC GTCGACCAAG 4080 TGCCTGGAGA AGGCCGGCTG GACCCCGGCG GATCTGGATC TGATCGAGGC CAACGAAGCC 4140 TTCGCCGCGC AGGCCATGTC GGTCAACCAG GACATGGGCT GGGATCTGTC CAAGGTCAAC 4200 GTCAACGGCG GCGCCATCGC CATCGGTCAT CCGATCGGCG CCTCCGGTGC GCGCGTGCTC 4260 GTGACCCTGC TCTATGAGAT GCAGAAGCGC GACGCCAAGA AGGGTCTGGC GACGCTGTGC 4320 ATCGGCGGCG GCCAGGGCGT GGCGCTGGCG GTCGAGCGGA TGTGAGCCGT CGTCCGCCGG 4380 TCTGAATCGC CGGCGGACCG AGCCTCCTGA ATCGCTCCAG GCACTGAACG CCCTGCCGAT 4440 CCCGGATCGG TGGGGCGTTT GCGCGCTTGG GGTAGACTTG CCGAACGACC AGCCGAACCG 4500 CCCGGGTGCC CATGAACAGC GAGCGCATCA TCAAGAAGTA TCCGAACCGC CGCCTCTACG 4560 ACACCGAGGT CAGCCGCTAT ATCACCCTCG CCGATGTGCG CGATCTGGTG ATGAGCGGAC 4620 AGCCCTTCCG CGTCCTCGAC AGCGCCAATG ACAGCGATAT CACCCGTTCC ATCCTGCTCC 4680 AGATCATGCT GGAGGAGGAG ACCGGCGGTC AGCCGCTGTT CAGCGCCAAC ATGCTGGCCC 4740 AGATCATCCG CTTCTACGGC GGCACCCTTC AGGGCACCTT CGCCCGCTAT CTGGAATCTT 4800 CACTCGACCT GTTCGCCAAG CAGCAACAGG AAGTGACCAA GGCACTCACC GACAATCCCT 4860 TCGGGACGGT GACACGCCTG ACTCAGAAGA ACGTCGAGAT CTGGGCTGAT CTCCAGGACG 4920 AACTCATGCG CGCGGCTGGC TTTCCGGTCG CGCCGCGCAA GAAAAAAGAA TAATGAGGAT 4980 TGCGAAAATT GCGCTTGACG GCCGTCGGTC ACAGCTTTAT TGTGCAATGC AACATTGCTG 5040 CACTGCACAA ACCTTACGGA GAGATGATCA TGAACACCAC CGACAGCCTC AAGACCGTCA 5100 ACGAGTGGAC CAACAAGAGC GTCGAGCGCA TGACCAGCTT CGGTGAGCTG AACGTGCGTC 5160 TGTTCGAGAA GCTGGCCGCC CGTCAGATGG ACGCCGTGAA CCTGTACATG GATCACAGCA 5220 TGCGCCTGAT GAAGCTGGCC ACCGAGTCCA AGGGTTACAA TGACCTCTTC AAGGGTCAGG 5280 TCGACGCCAC CAAGGAACTG AGCGAGCGCG TCATGGCCGA GAGCAAGGCC ACCATGCAGT 5340 TCTTCGGCGA TGCCCGCGAC GAATACCGCG TGTGGTTCGA GAAGAGCCTG AACGACGTCA 5400 GCGAAGATCT GCGCAAGAGC GTCGCCGTCT AAAGACGCCG ACCTCTGGGC CATCGCGATC 5460 CAGGGATGGA TCGCCATTGG TCATGCTTCC GGATCGGCCG GGAGCACGCC CAATGGAACC 5520 AACGCTTCAC CTTGCCTGCC GCTTGGTAGT AAAGTGGCCT TGAAGTTCGA CGACACTGTT 5580 CATCGTTCTC AATAGTTCCA AAGATTCCTG GAGGAACCCC ATGGCTCGTA TCGCACTCGT 5640 CACCGGCGGC ATCGGCGGCA TCGGCACTTC GATCTGCACA CGCCTGGCAA AGGATGGCTG 5700 CACCGTCGTG GCGAACTGCC ATCCGTCCGA GGCGGCCGCC GCCGAAGAGT GGAAGCAGGC 5760 CCGTGCCGCC GAGGGGTTCG ACATCGCCGT CTTCACCGCT GACGTGTCCT CGTTCGACGA 5820 CAGCGCGCGC ATGGTTCGCG AGATCACAGA GCAGGTCGGT CCCATCGACA TCCTGGTCAA 5880 CTGTGCCGGC ATCACCCGCG ACAAGACCTT CAAGAAGATG GAGCAGGCGC ACTGGGAGGC 5940 CGTGATCAAC GTCAACCTCA ACAGCGTCTT CAACGTCACC CGTCAGGTGT GGGACGGGAT 6000 GCTGGAGCGC GGCTTCGGGC GTATCATCAA CATCTCGTCG GTCAACGGTC AGCGCGGCCA 6060 CTTCGGTCAG GCCAACTATT CCGCCGCCAA GGCCGGTATG CACGGCTTCA CCATGGCTCT 6120 GGCTCAGGAG GGTGCGTCCA AGGGCGTGAC CGTCAACACC ATCTCGCCCG GCTATGTCGA 6180 GACGGCCATG ACCCTGGCGA TGAACGACGA TGTGCGCAAC AGCATCATCA GCGGTATTCC 6240 GATGCGTCGC ATGGCTCAGC CTAATGAGAT CGCCGCCGCC ATCGCTTTCC TGGCCGGCGA 6300 CGAGAGCGGT TATATGACGG GCGCCAATCT GCCGGTCAAC GGCGGTCTGT TCATGCATTG 6360 ATTTAGATCA TACCGGGCCG AATACAAAAC ACTGACAATG GCCCGGTGTT TCAGGATCTC 6420 ACCGAGTCCT CCTCGTCTCT CTCATCATGA GACGTTTACA GCCCGGCGCC AGCCGGGCTT 6480 TTTTTTGTGT AGAATCGAAT CGCCCATCCG ATGAACGCTG TGATGACCGA CGTACGCGAT 6540 CTGATCCGCT ACTGCGATGA CGTGCTCGAC GCGGCGCGCT TCGCCGACTA TGCGCCGAAT 6600 GGTTTGCAAG TGGAGGGCGA ACGGCCGCTC CAGCGGCTGG TGTCGGGCGT GACGGCCAGC 6660 GCCGCGTTGA TCGAGGCCGC GATCGCGGAG CACGCCGACG CCATTCTGGT CCATCATGGC 6720 TGGTTCTGGA AGAACGAGAA TCCCTGCCTG ATCGGCATCA AGGGGCAGCG CGCAAGGACA 6780 TTGCTCAGCG CGGGTGTGAG TCTGATCGCC TATCATCTGC CGCTCGATGC CCATCCCGAA 6840 CTCGGCAACA ATGCCACACT CGGTCGCCGG CTCGATTTCA TCGACATGGA ACCGACCGCA 6900 CTGGCCAATG GTCTGCTGTG GGCGGCGATT GGCTCAGCCC ATGACGCCTG CGTCCTTCAC 6960 GGAGCATGTC TCGCATC 6977 246 amino acids amino acid linear protein Chromatium vinosum 9 Met Ala Arg Ile Ala Leu Val Thr Gly Gly Ile Gly Gly Ile Gly Thr 1 5 10 15 Ser Ile Cys Thr Arg Leu Ala Lys Asp Gly Cys Thr Val Val Ala Asn 20 25 30 Cys His Pro Ser Glu Ala Ala Ala Ala Glu Glu Trp Lys Gln Ala Arg 35 40 45 Ala Ala Glu Gly Phe Asp Ile Ala Val Phe Thr Ala Asp Val Ser Ser 50 55 60 Phe Asp Asp Ser Ala Arg Met Val Arg Glu Ile Thr Glu Gln Val Gly 65 70 75 80 Pro Ile Asp Ile Leu Val Asn Cys Ala Gly Ile Thr Arg Asp Lys Thr 85 90 95 Phe Lys Lys Met Glu Gln Ala His Trp Glu Ala Val Ile Asn Val Asn 100 105 110 Leu Asn Ser Asn Phe Asn Val Thr Arg Gln Val Trp Asp Gly Met Leu 115 120 125 Glu Arg Gly Phe Gly Arg Ile Ile Asn Ile Ser Ser Val Asn Gly Gln 130 135 140 Arg Gly Gln Phe Gly Gln Ala Asn Tyr Ser Ala Ala Lys Ala Gly Met 145 150 155 160 His Gly Phe Thr Met Ala Leu Ala Gln Glu Gly Ala Ser Lys Gly Val 165 170 175 Thr Val Asn Thr Ile Ser Pro Gly Tyr Val Glu Thr Ala Met Thr Leu 180 185 190 Ala Met Asn Asp Asp Val Arg Asn Ser Ile Ile Ser Gly Ile Pro Met 195 200 205 Arg Arg Met Ala Gln Pro Asn Glu Ile Ala Ala Ala Ile Ala Phe Leu 210 215 220 Ala Gly Asp Glu Ser Gly Tyr Met Thr Gly Ala Asn Leu Pro Val Asn 225 230 235 240 Gly Gly Leu Phe Met His 245 153 amino acids amino acid linear protein Chromatium vinosum 10 Met Asn Ser Glu Arg Ile Ile Lys Lys Tyr Pro Asn Arg Arg Leu Tyr 1 5 10 15 Asp Thr Glu Val Ser Arg Tyr Ile Thr Leu Ala Asp Val Arg Asp Leu 20 25 30 Val Met Ser Gly Gln Pro Phe Arg Val Leu Asp Ser Ala Asn Asp Ser 35 40 45 Asp Ile Thr Arg Ser Ile Leu Leu Gln Ile Met Leu Glu Glu Glu Glu 50 55 60 Thr Gly Gly Gln Pro Leu Phe Ser Ala Asn Met Leu Ala Gln Ile Ile 65 70 75 80 Arg Phe Tyr Gly Gly Thr Leu Gln Gly Thr Phe Ala Arg Tyr Leu Glu 85 90 95 Ser Ser Leu Asp Leu Phe Ala Lys Gln Gln Gln Glu Val Thr Lys Ala 100 105 110 Leu Thr Asp Asn Pro Phe Gly Thr Val Thr Arg Leu Thr Gln Lys Asn 115 120 125 Val Glu Ile Trp Ala Asp Leu Gln Asp Glu Leu Met Arg Ala Ala Gly 130 135 140 Phe Pro Val Ala Pro Arg Lys Lys Glu 145 150 120 amino acids amino acid linear protein Chromatium vinosum 11 Met Asn Thr Thr Asp Ser Leu Lys Thr Val Asn Glu Trp Thr Asn Lys 1 5 10 15 Ser Val Glu Arg Met Thr Ser Phe Gly Glu Leu Asn Val Arg Leu Phe 20 25 30 Glu Lys Leu Ala Ala Arg Gln Met Asp Ala Val Asn Leu Tyr Met Asp 35 40 45 His Ser Met Arg Leu Met Lys Leu Ala Thr Glu Ser Lys Gly Tyr Asn 50 55 60 Asp Leu Phe Lys Gly Gln Val Asp Ala Thr Lys Glu Leu Ser Glu Arg 65 70 75 80 Val Met Ala Glu Ser Lys Ala Thr Met Gln Phe Phe Gly Asp Ala Arg 85 90 95 Asp Glu Tyr Arg Val Trp Phe Asp Lys Ser Leu Asn Asp Val Ser Glu 100 105 110 Asp Leu Arg Lys Ser Val Ala Val 115 120 155 amino acids amino acid linear protein Chromatium vinosum 12 Met Asn Ala Val Met Thr Asp Val Arg Asp Leu Ile Arg Tyr Cys Asp 1 5 10 15 Asp Val Leu Asp Ala Ala Arg Phe Ala Asp Tyr Ala Pro Asn Gly Leu 20 25 30 Gln Val Glu Gly Glu Arg Pro Leu Gln Arg Leu Val Ser Gly Val Thr 35 40 45 Ala Ser Ala Ala Leu Ile Glu Ala Ala Ile Ala Glu His Ala Asp Ala 50 55 60 Ile Leu Val His His Gly Trp Phe Trp Lys Asn Glu Asn Pro Cys Leu 65 70 75 80 Ile Gly Ile Lys Gly Gln Arg Ala Arg Thr Leu Leu Ser Ala Gly Val 85 90 95 Ser Leu Ile Ala Tyr His Leu Pro Leu Asp Ala His Pro Glu Leu Gly 100 105 110 Asn Asn Ala Thr Leu Gly Arg Arg Leu Asp Phe Ile Asp Met Glu Pro 115 120 125 Thr Ala Leu Ala Asn Gly Leu Leu Trp Ala Ala Ile Gly Ser Ala His 130 135 140 Asp Ala Cys Val Leu His Gly Ala Cys Leu Ala 145 150 155 393 amino acids amino acid linear protein Alcaligenes eutrophus 13 Met Thr Asp Val Val Val Ile Ser Ala Ala Arg Thr Ala Val Gly Lys 1 5 10 15 Phe Gly Gly Ser Leu Ala Lys Ile Pro Ala Pro Glu Leu Gly Ala Val 20 25 30 Val Ile Lys Ala Ala Leu Glu Arg Ala Gly Val Lys Pro Glu Gln Val 35 40 45 Ser Glu Val Ile Met Gly Gln Val Leu Thr Ala Gly Ser Gly Gln Asn 50 55 60 Pro Ala Arg Gln Ala Ala Ile Lys Ala Gly Leu Pro Ala Met Val Pro 65 70 75 80 Ala Met Thr Ile Asn Lys Val Cys Gly Ser Gly Leu Lys Ala Val Met 85 90 95 Leu Ala Ala Asn Ala Ile Met Ala Gly Asp Ala Glu Ile Val Val Ala 100 105 110 Gly Gly Gln Glu Asn Met Ser Ala Ala Pro His Val Leu Pro Gly Ser 115 120 125 Arg Asp Gly Phe Arg Met Gly Asp Ala Lys Leu Val Asp Thr Met Ile 130 135 140 Val Asp Gly Leu Trp Asp Val Tyr Asn Gln Tyr His Met Gly Ile Thr 145 150 155 160 Ala Glu Asn Val Ala Lys Glu Tyr Gly Ile Thr Arg Glu Ala Gln Asp 165 170 175 Glu Phe Ala Val Gly Ser Gln Asn Lys Ala Glu Ala Ala Gln Lys Ala 180 185 190 Gly Lys Phe Asp Glu Glu Ile Val Pro Val Leu Ile Pro Gln Arg Lys 195 200 205 Gly Asp Pro Val Ala Phe Lys Thr Asp Glu Phe Val Arg Gln Gly Ala 210 215 220 Thr Leu Asp Ser Met Ser Gly Leu Lys Pro Ala Phe Asp Lys Ala Gly 225 230 235 240 Thr Val Thr Ala Ala Asn Ala Ser Gly Leu Asn Asp Gly Ala Ala Ala 245 250 255 Val Val Val Met Ser Ala Ala Lys Ala Lys Glu Leu Gly Leu Thr Pro 260 265 270 Leu Ala Thr Ile Lys Ser Tyr Ala Asn Ala Gly Val Asp Pro Lys Val 275 280 285 Met Gly Met Gly Pro Val Pro Ala Ser Lys Arg Ala Leu Ser Arg Ala 290 295 300 Glu Trp Thr Pro Gln Asp Leu Asp Leu Met Glu Ile Asn Glu Ala Phe 305 310 315 320 Ala Ala Gln Ala Leu Ala Val His Gln Gln Met Gly Trp Asp Thr Ser 325 330 335 Lys Val Asn Val Asn Gly Gly Ala Ile Ala Ile Gly His Pro Ile Gly 340 345 350 Ala Ser Gly Cys Arg Ile Leu Val Thr Leu Leu His Glu Met Lys Arg 355 360 365 Arg Asp Ala Lys Lys Gly Leu Ala Ser Leu Cys Ile Gly Gly Gly Met 370 375 380 Gly Val Ala Leu Ala Val Glu Arg Lys 385 390 391 amino acids amino acid linear protein Zoogloea ramigera 14 Met Ser Thr Pro Ser Ile Val Ile Ala Ser Ala Arg Thr Ala Val Gly 1 5 10 15 Ser Phe Asn Gly Ala Phe Ala Asn Thr Pro Ala His Glu Leu Gly Ala 20 25 30 Thr Val Ile Ser Ala Val Leu Glu Arg Ala Gly Val Ala Ala Gly Glu 35 40 45 Val Asn Glu Val Ile Leu Gly Gln Val Leu Pro Ala Gly Glu Gly Gln 50 55 60 Asn Pro Ala Arg Gln Ala Ala Met Lys Ala Gly Val Pro Gln Glu Ala 65 70 75 80 Thr Ala Trp Gly Met Asn Gln Leu Cys Gly Ser Gly Leu Arg Ala Val 85 90 95 Ala Leu Gly Met Gln Gln Ile Ala Thr Gly Asp Ala Ser Ile Ile Val 100 105 110 Ala Gly Gly Met Glu Ser Met Ser Met Ala Pro His Cys Ala His Leu 115 120 125 Ala Gly Val Lys Met Gly Asp Phe Lys Met Ile Asp Thr Met Ile Lys 130 135 140 Asp Gly Leu Thr Asp Ala Phe Tyr Gly Tyr His Met Gly Thr Thr Ala 145 150 155 160 Glu Asn Val Ala Lys Gln Trp Gln Leu Ser Arg Asp Glu Gln Asp Ala 165 170 175 Phe Ala Val Ala Ser Gln Asn Lys Ala Glu Ala Ala Lys Lys Asp Gly 180 185 190 Arg Phe Lys Asp Glu Ile Val Pro Phe Ile Val Lys Gly Arg Lys Gly 195 200 205 Asp Ile Thr Val Asp Ala Asp Glu Tyr Ile Arg His Gly Ala Thr Leu 210 215 220 Asp Ser Met Ala Lys Leu Arg Pro Ala Phe Asp Lys Glu Gly Thr Val 225 230 235 240 Thr Ala Gly Asn Ala Ser Gly Leu Asn Asp Gly Ala Ala Ala Ala Leu 245 250 255 Leu Met Ser Glu Ala Glu Ala Ser Arg Arg Gly Ile Gln Pro Leu Gly 260 265 270 Arg Ile Val Ser Trp Ala Thr Val Gly Val Asp Pro Lys Val Met Gly 275 280 285 Thr Gly Pro Ile Pro Ala Ser Arg Lys Ala Leu Glu Arg Ala Gly Trp 290 295 300 Lys Ile Gly Asp Leu Asp Leu Val Glu Ala Asn Glu Ala Phe Ala Ala 305 310 315 320 Gln Ala Cys Ala Val Asn Lys Asp Leu Gly Trp Asp Pro Ser Ile Val 325 330 335 Asn Val Asn Gly Gly Ala Ile Ala Ile Gly His Pro Ile Gly Ala Ser 340 345 350 Gly Ala Arg Ile Leu Asn Thr Leu Leu Phe Glu Met Lys Arg Arg Gly 355 360 365 Ala Arg Lys Gly Leu Ala Thr Leu Cys Ile Gly Gly Gly Met Gly Val 370 375 380 Ala Met Cys Ile Glu Ser Leu 385 390 388 amino acids amino acid linear protein Escherichia coli 15 Met Glu Gln Val Val Ile Val Asp Ala Ile Arg Thr Pro Met Gly Arg 1 5 10 15 Ser Lys Gly Gly Ala Phe Arg Asn Val Arg Ala Glu Asp Leu Ser Ala 20 25 30 His Leu Met Arg Ser Leu Leu Ala Arg Asn Pro Ala Leu Glu Ala Ala 35 40 45 Ala Leu Asp Asp Ile Tyr Trp Gly Cys Val Gln Gln Thr Leu Glu Gln 50 55 60 Gly Phe Asn Ile Ala Arg Asn Ala Ala Leu Leu Ala Glu Val Pro His 65 70 75 80 Ser Val Pro Ala Val Thr Val Asn Arg Leu Cys Gly Ser Ser Met Gln 85 90 95 Ala Leu His Asp Ala Ala Arg Met Ile Met Thr Gly Asp Ala Gln Ala 100 105 110 Cys Leu Val Gly Gly Val Glu His Met Gly His Val Pro Met Ser His 115 120 125 Gly Val Asp Phe His Pro Gly Leu Ser Arg Asn Val Ala Lys Ala Ala 130 135 140 Gly Met Met Gly Leu Thr Ala Glu Met Leu Ala Arg Met His Gly Ile 145 150 155 160 Ser Arg Glu Met Gln Asp Ala Phe Ala Ala Arg Ser His Ala Arg Ala 165 170 175 Trp Ala Ala Thr Gln Ser Ala Ala Phe Lys Asn Glu Ile Ile Pro Thr 180 185 190 Gly Gly His Asp Ala Asp Gly Val Leu Lys Gln Phe Asn Tyr Asp Glu 195 200 205 Val Ile Arg Pro Glu Thr Thr Val Glu Ala Leu Ala Thr Leu Arg Pro 210 215 220 Ala Phe Asp Pro Val Asn Gly Met Val Thr Ala Gly Thr Ser Ser Ala 225 230 235 240 Leu Ser Asp Gly Ala Ala Ala Met Leu Val Met Ser Glu Ser Arg Ala 245 250 255 His Glu Leu Gly Leu Lys Pro Arg Ala Arg Val Arg Ser Met Ala Val 260 265 270 Val Gly Cys Asp Pro Ser Ile Met Gly Tyr Gly Pro Val Pro Ala Ser 275 280 285 Lys Leu Ala Leu Lys Lys Ala Gly Leu Ser Ala Ser Asp Ile Gly Val 290 295 300 Phe Glu Met Asn Glu Ala Phe Ala Ala Gln Ile Leu Pro Cys Ile Lys 305 310 315 320 Asp Leu Gly Leu Ile Glu Gln Ile Asp Glu Lys Ile Asn Leu Asn Gly 325 330 335 Gly Ala Ile Ala Leu Gly His Pro Leu Gly Cys Ser Gly Ala Arg Ile 340 345 350 Ser Thr Thr Leu Leu Asn Leu Met Glu Arg Lys Asp Val Gln Phe Gly 355 360 365 Leu Ala Asp Gly Cys Val Ser Gly Leu Gly Gln Gly Ile Ala Thr Val 370 375 380 Phe Glu Arg Val 385 398 amino acids amino acid linear protein Saccharomyces uvarum 16 Met Ser Gln Asn Val Tyr Ile Val Ser Thr Ala Arg Thr Pro Ile Gly 1 5 10 15 Ser Phe Gln Gly Ser Leu Ser Ser Lys Thr Ala Val Glu Leu Gly Ala 20 25 30 Ala Ala Leu Lys Gly Ala Leu Ala Lys Val Pro Glu Leu Asp Ala Ser 35 40 45 Lys Asp Phe Asp Glu Ile Ile Phe Gly Asn Val Leu Ser Ala Asn Leu 50 55 60 Gly Gln Ala Pro Ala Arg Gln Val Ala Leu Thr Ala Gly Leu Gly Asn 65 70 75 80 His Ile Val Ala Thr Thr Val Asn Lys Val Cys Ala Ser Ala Met Lys 85 90 95 Ala Ile Ile Leu Gly Ala Gln Ser Ile Lys Cys Gly Asn Ala Asp Val 100 105 110 Val Val Ala Gly Gly Cys Glu Ser Met Thr Asn Ala Pro Tyr Tyr Met 115 120 125 Pro Ala Ala Arg Gly Gly Ala Lys Phe Gly Gln Thr Val Leu Ile Asp 130 135 140 Gly Val Glu Arg Asp Gly Leu Asn Asp Ala Tyr Asp Gly Leu Ala Met 145 150 155 160 Gly Val His Ala Glu Lys Cys Ala Arg Asp Trp Asp Ile Thr Arg Asp 165 170 175 Gln Gln Asp Ser Phe Ala Ile Glu Ser Tyr Gln Lys Ser Gln Gln Ser 180 185 190 Gln Lys Glu Gly Lys Phe Asp Asn Glu Ile Val Pro Val Thr Ile Lys 195 200 205 Gly Phe Arg Gly Lys Pro Asp Thr Gln Val Thr Asn Asp Glu Glu Pro 210 215 220 Ala Arg Leu His Val Glu Lys Leu Lys Ser Ala Arg Thr Val Phe Gln 225 230 235 240 Arg Glu Asn Gly Thr Val Thr Ala Ala Asn Ala Ser Pro Ile Asn Asp 245 250 255 Gly Ala Ala Ala Ile Ile Leu Val Ser Glu Arg Val Leu Lys Glu Lys 260 265 270 Asn Leu Lys Pro Leu Ala Ile Val Lys Gly Trp Gly Glu Ala Ala His 275 280 285 Leu Pro Ala Asp Phe Thr Trp Ala Pro Ser Leu Ala Val Pro Lys Ala 290 295 300 Leu Lys His Ala Gly Ile Glu Asp Ile Asn Ser Val Asp Tyr Phe Glu 305 310 315 320 Phe Asn Glu Ala Phe Ser Val Val Gly Leu Val Asn Thr Lys Ile Leu 325 330 335 Lys Leu Asp Pro Ser Lys Val Asn Val Tyr Gly Gly Ala Val Ala Leu 340 345 350 Gly His Pro Leu Gly Cys Ser Gly Ala Arg Val Val Val Thr Leu Leu 355 360 365 Ser Ile Leu Gln Gln Glu Gly Gly Lys Ile Gly Val Ala Ala Ile Cys 370 375 380 Asn Gly Gly Gly Gly Ala Ser Ser Val Val Ile Glu Lys Leu 385 390 395 397 amino acids amino acid linear protein Rattus norvegicus 17 Met Ala Leu Leu Arg Gly Val Phe Ile Val Ala Ala Lys Arg Thr Pro 1 5 10 15 Phe Gly Ala Tyr Gly Gly Leu Leu Lys Asp Phe Thr Ala Thr Asp Leu 20 25 30 Thr Glu Phe Ala Ala Arg Ala Ala Leu Ser Ala Gly Lys Val Pro Pro 35 40 45 Glu Thr Ile Asp Ser Val Ile Val Gly Asn Val Met Gln Ser Ser Ser 50 55 60 Asp Ala Ala Tyr Leu Ala Arg His Val Gly Leu Arg Val Gly Val Pro 65 70 75 80 Thr Glu Thr Gly Ala Leu Thr Leu Asn Arg Leu Cys Gly Ser Gly Phe 85 90 95 Gln Ser Ile Val Ser Gly Cys Gln Glu Ile Cys Ser Lys Asp Ala Glu 100 105 110 Val Val Leu Cys Gly Gly Thr Glu Ser Met Ser Gln Ser Pro Tyr Ser 115 120 125 Val Arg Asn Val Arg Phe Gly Thr Lys Phe Gly Leu Asp Leu Lys Leu 130 135 140 Glu Asp Thr Leu Trp Ala Gly Leu Asp Thr Gln His Val Lys Leu Pro 145 150 155 160 Met Gly Met Thr Ala Glu Asn Leu Ala Ala Gln Tyr Asn Ile Ser Arg 165 170 175 Glu Asp Cys Asp Arg Tyr Ala Leu Gln Ser Gln Gln Arg Trp Lys Ala 180 185 190 Ala Asn Glu Ala Gly Tyr Phe Asn Glu Glu Met Ala Pro Ile Glu Val 195 200 205 Lys Thr Lys Lys Gly Lys Gln Thr Met Gln Val Asp Glu His Ala Arg 210 215 220 Pro Gln Thr Thr Leu Glu Gln Leu Gln Asn Leu Pro Pro Val Phe Lys 225 230 235 240 Lys Glu Gly Thr Val Thr Ala Gly Asn Ala Ser Gly Met Ser Asp Gly 245 250 255 Ala Gly Val Val Ile Ile Ala Ser Glu Asp Ala Val Lys Lys His Asn 260 265 270 Phe Thr Pro Leu Ala Arg Val Val Gly Tyr Phe Val Ser Gly Cys Asp 275 280 285 Pro Ala Ile Met Gly Ile Gly Pro Val Pro Ala Ile Thr Gly Ala Leu 290 295 300 Lys Lys Ala Gly Leu Ser Leu Lys Asp Met Asp Leu Ile Asp Val Asn 305 310 315 320 Glu Ala Phe Ala Pro Gln Phe Leu Ala Val Gln Lys Ser Leu Asp Leu 325 330 335 Asp Pro Ser Lys Thr Asn Val Ser Gly Gly Ala Ile Ala Leu Gly His 340 345 350 Pro Leu Gly Gly Ser Gly Ser Arg Ile Thr Ala His Leu Val His Glu 355 360 365 Leu Arg Arg Arg Gly Gly Lys Tyr Ala Val Gly Ser Ala Cys Ile Gly 370 375 380 Gly Gly Gln Gly Ile Ser Leu Ile Ile Gln Asn Thr Ala 385 390 395 246 amino acids amino acid linear protein Alcaligenes eutrophus 18 Met Thr Gln Arg Ile Ala Tyr Val Thr Gly Gly Met Gly Gly Ile Gly 1 5 10 15 Thr Ala Ile Cys Gln Arg Leu Ala Lys Asp Gly Phe Arg Val Val Ala 20 25 30 Gly Cys Gly Pro Asn Ser Pro Arg Arg Glu Lys Trp Leu Glu Gln Gln 35 40 45 Lys Ala Leu Gly Phe Asp Phe Ile Ala Ser Glu Gly Asn Val Ala Asp 50 55 60 Trp Asp Ser Thr Lys Thr Ala Phe Asp Lys Val Lys Ser Glu Val Gly 65 70 75 80 Glu Val Asp Val Leu Ile Asn Asn Ala Gly Ile Thr Arg Asp Val Val 85 90 95 Phe Arg Lys Met Thr Arg Ala Asp Trp Asp Ala Val Ile Asp Thr Asn 100 105 110 Leu Thr Ser Leu Phe Asn Val Thr Lys Gln Val Ile Asp Gly Met Ala 115 120 125 Asp Arg Gly Trp Gly Arg Ile Val Asn Ile Ser Ser Val Asn Gly Gln 130 135 140 Lys Gly Gln Phe Gly Gln Thr Asn Tyr Ser Thr Ala Lys Ala Gly Leu 145 150 155 160 His Gly Phe Thr Met Ala Leu Ala Gln Glu Val Ala Thr Lys Gly Val 165 170 175 Thr Val Asn Thr Val Ser Pro Gly Tyr Ile Ala Thr Asp Met Val Lys 180 185 190 Ala Ile Arg Gln Asp Val Leu Asp Lys Ile Val Ala Thr Ile Pro Val 195 200 205 Lys Arg Leu Gly Leu Pro Glu Glu Ile Ala Ser Ile Cys Ala Trp Leu 210 215 220 Ser Ser Glu Glu Ser Gly Phe Ser Thr Gly Ala Asp Phe Ser Leu Asn 225 230 235 240 Gly Gly Leu His Met Gly 245 241 amino acids amino acid linear protein Zoogloea ramigera 19 Met Ser Arg Val Ala Leu Val Thr Gly Gly Ser Arg Gly Ile Gly Ala 1 5 10 15 Ala Ile Ser Ile Ala Leu Lys Ala Ala Gly Tyr Lys Val Ala Ala Ser 20 25 30 Tyr Ala Gly Asn Asp Asp Ala Ala Lys Pro Phe Lys Ala Glu Thr Gly 35 40 45 Ile Ala Val Tyr Lys Trp Asp Val Ser Ser Tyr Glu Ala Cys Val Glu 50 55 60 Gly Ile Ala Lys Val Glu Ala Asp Leu Gly Pro Ile Asp Val Leu Val 65 70 75 80 Asn Asn Ala Gly Ile Thr Lys Asp Ala Met Phe His Lys Met Thr Pro 85 90 95 Asp Gln Trp Asn Ala Val Ile Asn Thr Asn Leu Thr Gly Leu Phe Asn 100 105 110 Met Thr His Pro Val Trp Ser Gly Met Arg Asp Arg Ser Phe Gly Arg 115 120 125 Ile Val Asn Ile Ser Ser Ile Asn Gly Gln Lys Gly Gln Met Gly Gln 130 135 140 Ala Asn Tyr Ser Ala Ala Lys Ala Gly Asp Leu Gly Phe Thr Lys Ala 145 150 155 160 Leu Ala Gln Glu Gly Ala Ala Lys Gly Ile Thr Val Asn Ala Ile Cys 165 170 175 Pro Gly Tyr Ile Gly Thr Glu Met Val Arg Ala Ile Pro Glu Lys Val 180 185 190 Leu Asn Glu Arg Ile Ile Pro Gln Ile Pro Val Gly Leu Arg Gly Glu 195 200 205 Pro Asp Glu Ile Ala Arg Ile Val Val Phe Leu Ala Ser Asp Glu Ala 210 215 220 Gly Phe Ile Thr Gly Ser Thr Ile Ser Ala Asn Gly Gly Gln Phe Phe 225 230 235 240 Val 

1. Gene fragments isolated from the bacterium Chromatium vinosum and encoding polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthase, acetoacetyl CoA reductase and β-ketothiolase.
 2. Gene fragments as claimed in claim 1 in which the Chromatium vinosum is of the strain designated D, available to the public from the Deutsche Sammlung fur Mikroorganismen under the Accession Number
 180. 3. A 16.5kb EcoRl fragment of Chromatium vinosum DNA, designated PP10, hybridizable to a 5.2 kb SmaI/EcoRl fragment, designated SE52 isolated from Alcaligenes eutrophus and known to contain the genes encoding PHA-synthase acetoacetyl CoA reductase and β-ketothiolase.
 4. A fragment of the PP10 fragment claimed in claim 3, designated SE45, encoding the PHA-synthase and β-ketothiolase genes.
 5. A fragment of the PP10 fragment claimed in claim 3, designated SB24, encoding the acetoacetyl CoA reductase gene.
 6. A recombinant genome which contains one or more of the fragments designated PP10, SE45 and region SB24 claimed in claims 3, 4 and 5 respectively.
 7. A bacterium having incorporated in its genome one or more of the fragments designated PP10, SE45 and region SB24 claimed in claims 3, 4 and 5 respectively.
 8. A plant having stably incorporated in its genome by transformation one or more of the fragments designated PP10, SE45 and region SB24 claimed in claims 3, 4 and 5 respectively.
 9. A method for the manufacture of polyhydroxyalkanoates, comprising culturing the microorganism Chromatium vinosum, or a bacterium of a different species having stably incorporated within its genome by transformation one or more PHA synthesising genes from Chromatium vinosum.
 10. A gene, encoding β-ketothiolase, having the nucleotide sequence shown in FIG.
 3. 11. A gene encoding polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase (phbC), having the nucleotide sequence shown in FIG.
 5. 12. A gene encoding acetoacetyl CoA reductase (phbB) having the nucleotide sequence shown in FIG.
 5. 